Leakage of low rectal anastomosis
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 27 (3) , 157-158
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02555661
Abstract
Anastomotic leakage is particularly common in low anterior resection. This may be due to poor blood supply of the cut ends. Eighteen angiograms of the rectum, were studied and a midline paucity of vessels was found both anteriorly and posteriorly. This may provide an anatomic explanation for dehiscence.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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